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  • "Education Sector Experienced 44% Increase in Cyberattacks Over Last Year"
    Security researchers at Check Point have discovered that the education sector experienced a 44% increase in cyberattacks when compared to 2021, with an average of 2297 attacks against organizations every week.  The researchers stated that academic…
  • "Spending on Cybersecurity to Hit $188bn Next Year"
    Researchers at Gartner have found that spending on cybersecurity and keeping businesses safe will grow by 11 percent to reach $188bn (£167bn) next year.  And cybersecurity spending will continue that double-digit growth through 2024 until cheaper…
  • "Intel Alder Lake Source Code Leak Caused by Third Party, Boot Guard at Risk of Compromise"
    The chip manufacturer has confirmed that a copy of the Intel Alder Lake BIOS posted online is real, and the source code leak has raised security concerns. Inside documentation of Intel Boot Guard, a feature that has been present since the 4th Intel Core…
  • "Visibility Into Medical Device Inventories 'Paramount' to Securing Healthcare"
    As healthcare continues to expand its digitization and interoperability efforts, gaining visibility into device inventories and connections, as well as the risks posed to patient safety, is critical to protecting healthcare, according to Elisa Costante,…
  • "More Accurate Assessments of Hurricane Damage For Responders"
    Emergency crews responding to hurricane-damaged areas may soon get an assist from a machine learning model that can better predict the extent of building damage soon after the storm passes.  The model uses remote sensing from satellites that can…
  • "Nvidia's New RTX 4090 Is a Powerful Password-Cracking Tool"
    According to password recovery firm benchmarks, Nvidia's new RTX 4090 graphics card is powerful enough to break password-cracking records. Sam Croley, a researcher and password cracker, says the card clocks in at a >2x uplift over the 3090 for nearly…
  • "CommonSpirit Confirms Ransomware Attack as US Hospitals Deal With Fallout"
    CommonSpirit Health, one of the largest US nonprofit healthcare systems, has confirmed that it was the victim of a ransomware attack that caused widespread IT outages at hospitals across the country. According to a CommonSpirit Health spokesperson,…
  • "The Voting Machine Hacking Threat You Probably Haven't Heard About"
    Cellular modems that transmit unofficial election-night results are a largely overlooked hacking target that could help those seeking to cast doubt on vote tallies in the November midterm elections. The modems, which use cellphone networks to send vote…
  • "BAE Releases New Cybersecurity System for F-16 Fighter Aircraft"
    Defense giant BAE Systems has recently unveiled Viper Memory Loader Verifier II (MLV II), a system whose role is to protect F-16 fighter aircraft against potential cyberattacks.  BAE Systems noted that MLV II is the second version of a maintenance…
  • "LockBit 3.0 Malware Forced NHS Tech Supplier to Shut Down Hosted Sites"
    Advanced, a managed software provider to the UK National Health Service (NHS), has confirmed the theft of customer data as a result of a cyberattack that has disrupted its operations. The attack pushed Advanced to take a part of its infrastructure…
  • "Weakness in Microsoft Office 365 Message Encryption Could Expose Email Contents"
    Researchers from WithSecure are warning organizations about a security flaw in Microsoft Office 365 Message Encryption (OME) that attackers could exploit to steal sensitive information. Organizations use OME to send encrypted emails internally and…
  • "Cyberattackers Spoof Google Translate in Unique Phishing Tactic"
    Attackers are spoofing Google Translate in an ongoing phishing campaign that bypasses email security scanners by using a common JavaScript coding technique. According to researchers, the reliance on Google Translate is a novel approach. The campaign was…